Tulips are the most amazing and varied of all the Spring flowers. The colours, shapes and varieties available seem endless. We love to use them in designs, they are such a versatile flower. They look stunning on their own in a vase or mixed amongst other Spring flowers.
An interesting fact about Tulips is that they continue to grow after being cut, which is why you often see Tulips bending their necks and drooping over the edge of their vase, adding to their unique character and style.
Yellow Double Tulip.
Apricot Parrot Tulip.
Yellow Double Tulip.
Apricot Parrot Tulip.
The single Tulip is the most popular and widely available variety with Double Tulips and Parrot Tulips gaining in popularity. The double Tulips are multi-petalled and and tend to grow less once cut and have a longer vase life as a cut flower. The Parrot Tulips also have a longer vase life than the single varieties. They have a very distinctive appearance and were a popular choice in the Dutch Masters paintings.
If you love Tulips a trip to Holland this time of year is a must, the vibrant fields of Tulips scatter the landscape and look like the most amazing floral patchwork quilt.
